Solo: A Star Wars Story

Should you have a bad feeling about this stand-alone Star Wars?

"...this case, it’s Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!) strapping on Harrison Ford’s gun belt and flight boots as the young Solo..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cockneys vs. Zombies

This bloody good zom-com stands out from the crowd of zombies recently invading our screens.

"...Treadaway, Michelle Ryan, Jack Doolan, Georgia King, Ashley Thomas, Alan Ford, Honor Blackman and Richard Briers...."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Snapper

"...class Irish trilogy (the first book was adapted by Alan Parker in The Commitments), director Frears returns to his..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Firewall

This high-tech heist thriller is like a For Dummies guide to the genre.

"...Directed by: Richard Loncraine. Starring: Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Paul Bettany, Alan Arkin, Robert Patrick, Robert..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Flash of Genius

Based on the true story of Robert Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper only to have his idea stolen by the Ford Motor Co., is a real David and Goliath story.

"...Marc Abraham. Starring: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda, Mitch Pileggi, Bill Smitrovich and Aaron Abrams. Flash..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Fans of the novel can exhale, finally; panic is unwarranted. On the other hand, audiences unfamiliar with Douglas Adams’ bizarre world may wonder what all the fuss is about.

"...Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, Warwick Davis, John Malkovich, Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren and Stephen Fry. Forget about race,..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Snatch

Ritchie's second feature is part broad comic farce and part grisly charnel house humor.

"...Directed by: Guy Ritchie. Starring: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Alan Ford, Vinnie Jones, Jason Flemyng, Benicio Del Toro and..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

School for Scripts

Why Get an MFA in Playwriting? Here's Why

"...are looking to further their development as writers. Robert Alan Ford, a second-year student in the TCW program --..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared

A bestselling Swedish novel jumps to screen with inevitable Forrest Gump comparisons

"...Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, Mia Skäringer, David Wiberg, Alan Ford and Ralph Carlsson...."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

From the Vaults: My Enemy/My Niece

Sorting the facts from the legend in 'The Searchers'

"...the crux of the 1956 Western, The Searchers, John Ford's great American classic which stars John Wayne as Ethan..."

March 29, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...(John Walch), Stealing Fire (Jason Groce), Manhattan Transaction (Robert Alan Ford), Belongings (Tim Staley), Live With Homer (C. Francis..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

The Devil's Own

"...Directed by: Alan J. Pakula. Starring: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Treat Williams,..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...many film adaptations (with the chief target being Francis Ford CoppolaÕs overwrought 1992 version, and rightly so). While such..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Johnny Depp play gangland accomplices in Donnie Brasco, Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt go head to head in The..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Capitol Chronicle

House Bill 3125 attempts to hold corporations accountable for their actions -- the corporate lobby won't stand for it.

"...was a casualty of a rollover accident in a Ford Explorer using Bridgestone/Firestone tires, and she filed a lawsuit..."

May 4, 2001 News Column by Michael King

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...year's end. Already this month, previous Oscar winners Francis Ford Coppola and Clint Eastwood have each released screen adaptations..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...meditation on media totalitarianism in The Truman Show, Robert Redford's intelligent reworking of romantic pulp fiction in The Horse..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Searching for Cynthia Ann

Glenn Frankel's new book untangles the true story behind 'The Searchers'

"...of Journalism, investigates the true story that inspired John Ford's 1956 film The Searchers: the kidnapping of 9-year-old Cynthia..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Pause/Play

Filmmaker Andrew Shapter's battle to make art and beat cancer

"...husband, a father. Today he focuses on three challenges: Ford, a doe-eyed infant son crawling across the floor and..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Lover, Beloved Director: Michael Tully, Screenwriter: Suzanne Vega, Producers: Alan Berg, Rachael Trigg Lover, Beloved is a film adaptation..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...You know you've become a cine-hip cultural arbiter when Alan Ladd's granddaughter sports your logo across her chest (see..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

Presumed Innocent

"...D: Alan J. Pakula (1990)..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature

Further Reflections

"...Prod: Anant Singh, Helena Spring; Co-prod: Patricia Carr; DP: Alan Almond; Ed: Barrie Vince; Music: John Lunn; Cast: Ben..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...Joe never once gave it away.' Whip dancer Gerard Malanga was a jerk; Paul America beautiful, sweet, and very..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...art is put into your narrative hands.  – Wayne Alan Brenner Austin Oddities Market..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Kat McNevins

The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy's CIA agent Jack Ryan makes his fourth film appearance in this thriller.

"...Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates, Philip Baker Hall, Ron Rifkin, Ciaran Hinds and..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cassette Roulette, Some Bitchcraft, and More Arts Events

Get arty this week with our recommended happenings

"...and Alex Miller to full kinetic power.  – Wayne Alan Brenner “Icarus in Heels and Fur” Launch Party..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Cosmic Groove (that’s Sir Doug Sahm, of course) and Alan Berg’s The Jones Family Will Make a Way, about..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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Jackie Robinson's story is told as a socially conscious moral tale about the malevolence of segregation.

"...Directed by: Brian Helgeland. Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, T. R. Knight, Ryan Merriman,..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Page Two: Looking Up

Along the path back to wonder

"...home to watch two more times before morning. John Ford and again John Ford and even Ford again; Howard..."

May 22, 2009 Column by Louis Black

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